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Dive brief:
- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has issued a request for qualifications for the fourth and final construction contract of the $6.97 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project in New York City, according to a statement Monday from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
- Following the RFQ, the MTA plans to issue a request for proposals to qualified contractors in late 2026 and select a contractor in mid-2027, according to the release.
- MTA expects work on the final contract to begin in 2027 and the project to be completed by the fall of 2032.
Diving knowledge:
The fourth contract advance brings the East Harlem community one step closer to access to the renovated subway, according to the MTA.
The final package is the largest of the project’s four main contracts, according to the release. Once completed, the project will add three new stations to the Q line, at 106th, 116th and 125th Streets.
Construction of the three stations will include entrance canopies, station platforms and six auxiliary buildings, with space for potential commercial and community uses on the ground floor, according to the MTA. Crews will also install track and traction power, as well as communications and train control systems throughout the extension.
Progress of the first three contracts
Construction activities for the other three contracts are ongoing.
The first contract, won by New York City-based CAC Industriescovers the relocation of services to the future 106th Street station, according to the release. The MTA expects the work, about 60 percent complete, to be completed by the summer of 2027.
Final design of the second contract, awarded to Connect Plus membersis more than 50% complete, according to the MTA. The work includes the construction of two tunnels, the rehabilitation of tunnels, seven shafts, structural casings and other station improvements. MTA expects the contractor team, a joint venture of Nanuet, New York-based Halmar International and Madrid, Spain-based FCC Construction, to reach substantial completion by September 2029.
The third contractawarded to a joint venture of Skanska, Evansville, Ind., based in Stockholm, and Walsh Construction, based in Chicago, includes excavation and construction of the 106th Street Station structural framework, tunnel connections, auxiliary buildings and station entrances, as well as utility work. Skanska expects to reach substantial completion in the third quarter of 2030, according to the contractor.
“Three lost contracts, one for our quest to bring long-awaited transit justice to East Harlem,” said MTA President and CEO Janno Lieber. “This fourth and final RFQ covers the architectural finishes and communications and other station systems, the things pilots experience directly, and we can’t wait to get started.”
